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InTheNews: The latest rail news on Friday, 18th February 2022
The worst storm in decades has today ground Britain to a halt as British Airways cancelled 80 flights and Transport for London and Network Rail warned Britons not to travel.
That’s according to an article on the Mail Online, that Storm Eunice will be the worst storm to hit the UK in 30 years.
Millions were last night told to remain indoors, work from home, cancel travel plans and stay away from the coast as the storm, which carries a threat to life warning in much of south England and Wales, began to sweep across Britain.
Wales has cancelled its entire train network and Transport for London urged people to avoid non-essential travel in the capital.
Trains are enforcing emergency 50mph speed limits in many areas and among the firms advising customers not to travel today includes Avanti West Coast, CrossCountry, Northern, LNER, Southern and Thameslink.
In other news and rail workers are to stage strikes this weekend in three separate disputes over issues including pay and rosters.
An article on the ITV website says RMT members are embroiled in a series of rows with train operators which have sparked industrial action.
RMT members working as conductors on TransPennine Express will walk out for 24 hours on Sunday over pay.
Train managers and senior conductors on CrossCountry will be striking on Saturday in a long-running battle over jobs and safety, and RMT members on London Underground’s Night Tube will again be taking action from tonight in a deadlocked dispute over shifts.
The final Class 484 train was delivered to the Isle of Wight’s Island Line this week – just 24 hours before the last of its predecessors was set to begin its journey to its new home on the mainland.
The two-car train crossed the Solent early on Wednesday afternoon and will now be subject to several tests before serving customers.
Meanwhile, the final 483 train – which had run on the Island Line from 1989 up until 2021 – is moving to the London Traction Transport Group on the mainland.
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